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Help Musicians, who are we?<br />
Help Musicians is an independent charity with an<br />
extraordinary history.<br />
For nearly 100 years, we have provided a broad<br />
spectrum of help, support and opportunities to<br />
empower musicians at any stage of their career,<br />
from times of great need to times of opportunity.<br />
We want a world where musicians thrive and work<br />
tirelessly to provide creative development and<br />
preventative support to musicians of all genres<br />
and walks of life in an ever-changing musical<br />
landscape. Help Musicians is there for musicians<br />
starting out through to retirement, providing a<br />
lifetime of support when it is needed most.<br />
How can we help?<br />
Through extensive research, we know that the<br />
nature of a musician’s life can be challenging, with<br />
many complex difficulties that can leave them<br />
vulnerable and contribute to a precarious state<br />
of wellbeing, physically, financially, creatively and<br />
emotionally.<br />
Help Musicians is uniquely placed to help music<br />
creators and those within the industry meet these<br />
challenges head on with individually tailored help<br />
and a diverse, integrated programme of support.<br />
We offer crucial help to sustain careers and<br />
provides catalytic funding at times of great need,<br />
as well as support to avoid injury, minimise mental<br />
health challenges, support hearing health and<br />
more; helping musicians thrive, not just survive.<br />
Why do we need your help?<br />
Our insights show that the life of a musician can<br />
be precarious with many unique challenges that<br />
can impact emotional, financial and physical<br />
wellbeing.<br />
In 20<strong>18</strong>, the demand for our support increased<br />
by 67% and this trend is set to continue. In order<br />
for us to continue to meet the rising need among<br />
musicians, your help has never been more<br />
important to us.<br />
Help Musicians is delighted to have had the<br />
support of Viking, who generously hosted us<br />
and donated an incredible cruise as a raffle prize<br />
at Vikings’s recent concert at Cadogan Hall. We<br />
thank Viking for their further support towards our<br />
upcoming flagship Festival of St Cecilia, taking<br />
place at Westminster Abbey on 20 November, about<br />
which you can find out more and book your free<br />
tickets at helpmusicians.org.uk/festival2019.<br />
To find out more about our work and how you can help,<br />
please visit helpmusicians.org.uk, or get in touch on<br />
020 7239 9100 or at info@helpmusicians.org.uk.<br />
Registered Charity No.228089<br />
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